Science communication has exploded since the COVID-19 pandemic. While Carl Sagan, PhD, MS, was the first household name in science communication, it took a long time for the field to gain traction.

Kristel Tjandra is a chemist-turned-journalist based in the U.S. She graduated from the science communication master’s program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 2024, and writes broadly ...

Lived experiences shape how science is conducted. This matters because who gets to speak for science steers which problems are prioritized, how evidence is translated into practice and who ultimately ...